TO COME 2011 City Park Facts
2011 City Park Facts Center for City Park Excellence The Trust for Public Land The Trust for Public Land conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come. The mission of TPL s Center for City Park Excellence is to make cities more successful through the innovative renewal and creation of parks for their social, ecological, and economic benefits to residents and visitors alike. 2011 The Trust for Public Land Cover photos: Left Black-Capped Chickadee, Wikimedia Commons; Right Boston Common, Marcio Silva.
FOREWORD Not since the 1890s has there been more recognition of the value of our city parks: mayors once again understand that they can t have a great city without a great park system. They understand that urban parks are all about health our physical and spiritual health as well as the health of our economies and our environment. Cities are investing as never before in central and neighborhood parks, gardens, greenways, trails, playgrounds, and urban natural areas. And yet reliable data to guide public and private investment and shape the future of our nation s city park systems is very hard to come by. The Trust for Public Land works to make sure that reliable park data is available to mayors, park directors, and civic leaders who want to leverage their systems Photo by Hal Williams to create livable and lovable cities. For more than a decade, our Center for City Park Excellence has been methodically searching out and sharing information on urban park systems: acreage, facilities, staffing, budgets, usership, and more. Over that time, we have built a database that has grown from 25 cities and only 33 questions to 126 separate data points on the park systems of the 100 most populous U.S. cities. Today, urban economies are stressed by depressed property values, stagnant tourism, and reduced tax revenues. At a time when all city infrastructure is at risk the park systems of the biggest cities alone suffer from at least $5.8 billion in deferred maintenance cost the data in this booklet is more important than ever. The 2011 City Park Facts report is a shared resource to help cities know where they stand. The Trust for Public Land uses this information to help define our own programs, research, and advocacy. We hope that you, too, will use it to further your own work, your knowledge base, and the overall understanding of city parks. Will Rogers, President The Trust for Public Land
TABLE OF CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS BOOKLET 2 REFERENCE MAP: THE 100 MOST POPULOUS CITIES 14 FULL REPORTS Report #1: Acres of Parkland by City and Agency 3 Report #2: Acres of Parkland as Percentage of City Area 10 Report #3: Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Residents by City 13 Report #4: Park Playgrounds per 10,000 Residents by City 16 Report #5: Total Spending on Parks and Recreation per Resident by City 17 Report #6: Operational Spending per Resident by City 18 Report #7: Capital Spending per Resident by City 19 Graph: Total Spending on Parks and Recreation per Resident by City 20 Report #8: Employees per 10,000 Residents by Major City Agency 22 SNAPSHOT REPORTS THE TOP 10 Report #9: Ball Diamonds per 10,000 Residents by City 24 Report #10: Basketball Hoops per 10,000 Residents by City 24 Report #11: Off-Leash Dog Parks per 100,000 Residents by City 24 Report #12: Recreation and Senior Centers per 20,000 Residents by City 24 Report #13: Skateboard Parks per 100,000 Residents by City 24 Report #14: Swimming Pools per 100,000 Residents by City 24 INDIVIDUAL PARKS OF INTEREST The 100 Largest City Parks in the U.S. 25 The 50 Oldest City Parks in the U.S. 27 The Most-Visited City Parks in the U.S. 28 THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND :: CITY PARK FACTS 1
HOW TO USE THIS BOOKLET There are more than 20,000 individual parks in the 100 largest U.S. cities (see Reference Map, pages 14 15). These include remote natural areas, playgrounds, flower gardens, paved plazas, sports fields, reflective retreats, bike trails, dog parks, river walks, cemeteries, and boulevards. In order to deal with this mass of information, we have established a set of rules covering our measurements. When we say city, we mean only the municipality, not the metropolitan region. Thus, Los Angeles means the city of Los Angeles, not greater Los Angeles, nor Los Angeles County. However, several cities that are included in greater Los Angeles Long Beach, Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Irvine happen to be large enough to merit separate inclusion in this booklet and are listed under their own names. When we say largest we are referring to the 2009 population of the city. (City area is based on 2000 census numbers because new areas have not yet been released.) For certain reports, we categorize cities based on their average population density (population divided by municipal land area). The density categories are based on standard deviations from the mean. When we say park we are referring to publicly owned and operated parks. In Report #1, we count every kind of park within the municipal boundary of the city, including national, state, county, regional, and municipal parks. We do not count private golf, tennis, swimming, or other clubs, nor do we count parks in gated communities. In most cases we combine the data from all the different park agencies in the city. In a few reports we separate parks by their management agency. Report #1 is meant to serve as an index for the calculations found in Reports #2-14. In general, operational spending relates to year-in, year-out work such as landscape and tree maintenance, facility maintenance, trash removal, recreational programming, planning, administration, policing, lighting, marketing, etc. Capital spending relates to one-time special items such as land acquisition, construction, and major roadway or structural repairs. In order to provide greater uniformity between agencies, we do not count the sometimes large expenses associated with zoos, aquariums, professional sports stadiums, museums, and cemeteries in some cities parks but not others. In Report #5, total spending includes both operational spending and capital spending. The reports published here constitute only a portion of the data available from the Center for City Park Excellence. For more reports, see tpl.org/cityparkfacts. For other studies carried out by the center, go to tpl.org/ccpe. For other questions, send an email to coleen.gentles@tpl.org. Peter Harnik, Director Coleen Gentles, Director of Marketing Ryan Donahue, Research Director Jordan Thaler, Former Program Associate 2 CITY PARK FACTS :: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY FY 2010 KEY N.A. = Not Available Land Park Acreage City Population Area (acres) Within City Limits Akron, Ohio 207,209 39,680 Total Acres: 8,799 Summit County Metro Parks (within city of Akron) 6,554 Akron Recreation Bureau 2,245 Albuquerque 529,219 115,608 32,535 Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department 31,901 Bernalillo County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Albuquerque) 634 Anaheim 337,896 31,360 926 Anaheim Community Services Department Parks Division 760 Orange County Parks (within city of Anaheim) 166 Anchorage/Anchorage Borough 286,174 1,258,880 501,725 Chugach State Park 490,125 Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department 11,600 Arlington, Texas 380,085 61,322 4,684 Arlington Parks and Recreation Department 4,684 Arlington, Virginia 217,483 16,000 1,823 National Park Service (within county of Arlington) 947 Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources 876 Atlanta 540,922 84,316 3,882 Atlanta Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs 3,822 National Park Service (within city of Atlanta) 39 Centennial Olympic Park 21 Aurora, Colorado 323,348 90,880 10,155 Aurora Parks, Recreation and Open Space 10,155 Austin 786,386 160,969 28,911 Austin Parks and Recreation Department 19,219 Austin Water Utility, Wildland Conservation Division 8,954 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of Austin) 725 Travis County Parks (within city of Austin) 13 Bakersfield 324,463 72,320 8,354 Bakersfield Recreation and Parks Department 8,109 North of the River Recreation and Park District (within city of Bakersfield) 178 Kern County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Bakersfield) 67 Baltimore 637,418 51,714 4,905 Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks 4,862 Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine 43 Baton Rouge 225,388 48,640 1,374 The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge 1,374 Birmingham 230,121 95,360 3,504 Birmingham Park and Recreation Board 1,472 Red Mountain Park Commission 1,108 Ruffner Mountain Nature Coalition, Inc. 924 Boise, Idaho 205,707 40,320 2,775 Boise Parks and Recreation 2,775 Boston 645,169 30,992 4,897 Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (within city of Boston) 2,807 Boston Parks and Recreation Department 1,934 Boston Conservation Commission 88 Boston National Historical Park 35 Massachusetts Port Authority (within city of Boston) 33 THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND :: CITY PARK FACTS 3
REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY Land Park Acreage City Population Area (acres) Within City Limits Buffalo 270,240 26,240 Total Acres: 2,180 Buffalo Division of Parks and Recreation 2,139 Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry (within city of Buffalo) 40 Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site 1 Chandler, Arizona 249,535 36,480 1,528 Chandler Community Services Department 1,528 Charlotte/Mecklenburg 913,639 337,280 18,551 Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department 18,551 Chesapeake, Virginia 222,455 217,600 56,066 Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 49,246 Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries 4,558 Chesapeake Parks and Recreation Department 2,262 Chicago 2,851,268 145,362 11,959 Chicago Park District 7,656 Forest Preserve District of Cook County (within city of Chicago) 3,690 Illinois Department of Natural Resources (within city of Chicago) 613 Chula Vista, California 223,739 30,720 907 Chula Vista Public Works Department Parks Division 603 San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge 180 San Diego County Parks and Recreation (within city of Chula Vista) 124 Cincinnati 333,012 49,898 6,817 Cincinnati Park Board 4,874 Cincinnati Recreation Commission 1,476 Hamilton County Park District (within city of Cincinnati) 464 William Howard Taft National Historic Site 3 Cleveland 431,369 49,650 3,130 Cleveland Department of Parks, Recreation and Properties 1,490 Cleveland Metroparks (within city of Cleveland) 1,061 Cleveland Lakefront State Park 579 Colorado Springs 397,317 118,874 11,859 Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services 9,249 Colorado State Parks (within city of Colorado Springs) 2,040 El Paso County Parks (within city of Colorado Springs) 570 Columbus 769,332 134,568 11,274 Columbus Recreation and Parks Department 8,422 Columbus and Franklin County Metro Park District (within city of Columbus) 2,852 Corpus Christi 287,439 99,200 2,147 Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation Department 1,847 Nueces County Coastal Parks (within city of Corpus Christi) 300 Dallas 1,299,542 219,223 29,401 Dallas Park and Recreation Department 29,401 Denver 610,345 98,142 5,902 Denver Parks and Recreation (within city of Denver) 5,902 Detroit 910,921 88,810 5,921 Detroit Recreation Department 5,890 William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor 31 Durham, North Carolina 229,171 60,160 2,440 Durham Parks and Recreation Department 1,740 Eno River State Park (within city of Durham) 700 4 CITY PARK FACTS :: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY Land Park Acreage City Population Area (acres) Within City Limits El Paso 620,456 159,405 Total Acres: 29,393 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of El Paso) 25,970 El Paso Parks and Recreation Department 2,908 El Paso County Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of El Paso) 460 Chamizal National Memorial 55 Fort Wayne 255,890 50,560 2,400 Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department 2,400 Fort Worth 727,577 187,222 11,312 Fort Worth Parks and Community Services Department 11,312 Fresno 479,918 66,791 1,511 Fresno Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department 1,511 Garland, Texas 222,013 36,480 2,880 Garland Parks and Recreation Department 2,880 Dallas County Planning and Development Department (within city of Garland) N.A. Gilbert, Arizona 222,075 26,880 1,330 Gilbert Parks and Recreation 1,330 Glendale, Arizona 253,209 35,840 2,160 Glendale Parks and Recreation Department 2,160 Greensboro, North Carolina 255,124 66,560 6,186 Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department 5,946 Guilford Courthouse National Military Park 240 Henderson, Nevada 256,445 51,200 1,986 Henderson Parks and Recreation Department 1,957 Clark County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Henderson) 29 Hialeah, Florida 218,896 12,160 175 Hialeah Department of Recreation and Community Services 175 Honolulu/Honolulu County 907,574 384,000 6,056 Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation 5,150 Hawai i Division of State Parks (within city of Honolulu) 906 Houston 2,257,926 370,818 49,643 Houston Parks and Recreation Department 33,638 Harris County Parks (within city of Houston) 13,590 Fort Bend County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Houston) 2,023 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of Houston) 380 Discovery Green Conservancy 12 Indianapolis 807,584 231,342 11,147 Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation 10,877 White River State Park Development Commission 270 Irvine, California 209,716 29,440 7,656 Irvine Community Services Department 7,311 Orange County Parks (within city of Irvine) 345 Irving, Texas 205,541 42,880 1,869 Irving Parks and Recreation 1,814 Dallas County Planning and Development Department (within city of Irving) 55 Jacksonville 813,518 537,000 44,108 Jacksonville Recreation and Community Services Department 18,686 St. Johns River Water Management District (within city of Jacksonville) 8,827 Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve and Fort Caroline Memorial (within city of Jacksonville) 8,400 Florida Park Service (within city of Jacksonville) 8,195 THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND :: CITY PARK FACTS 5
REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY Land Park Acreage City Population Area (acres) Within City Limits Jersey City, New Jersey 242,503 9,600 Total Acres: 1,660 New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry (within Jersey City) 1,188 Hudson County Division of Parks (within Jersey City) 283 Jersey City Division of Parks and Forestry 189 Kansas City, Missouri 482,299 200,664 17,272 Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department 11,882 Jackson County Parks and Recreation (within Kansas City) 5,390 Laredo, Texas 226,124 49,920 1,552 Laredo Parks and Leisure Services Department 1,041 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of Laredo) 371 Webb County Community Action Agency (within city of Laredo) 140 Las Vegas 567,641 72,514 3,072 Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services 3,069 Nevada Division of State Parks (within city of Las Vegas) 3 Lexington/Fayette 296,545 182,400 6,077 Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Parks and Recreation 6,058 Kentucky Department of Parks (within city of Lexington) 19 Lincoln, Nebraska 254,001 48,000 6,304 Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department 6,304 Long Beach, California 462,604 32,281 3,331 Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine 3,331 Los Angeles 3,831,868 300,201 23,938 Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks 15,899 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (within city of Los Angeles) 2,322 Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (within city of Los Angeles) 2,230 Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (within city of Los Angeles) 1,720 California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of Los Angeles) 1,120 Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of Los Angeles) 647 Louisville 721,594 246,400 15,939 Louisville Metro Parks 15,341 E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park 513 Waterfront Development Corporation 85 Lubbock, Texas 225,859 72,960 2,224 Lubbock Parks and Recreation 2,224 Madison, Wisconsin 235,419 43,520 5,246 Madison Parks Division 4,463 Dane County Parks Division (within city of Madison) 783 Memphis 676,640 178,761 9,140 Memphis Division of Park Services 4,802 Shelby Farms Park Conservancy 3,200 T.O. Fuller State Park 1,138 Mesa, Arizona 467,157 79,990 2,244 Mesa Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities Department 2,244 Miami 433,136 22,830 1,198 Miami Department of Parks and Recreation 1,037 Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department (within city of Miami) 100 Bayfront Park Management Trust 61 Milwaukee/Milwaukee County 959,521 154,880 15,189 Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture 15,189 6 CITY PARK FACTS :: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY Land Park Acreage City Population Area (acres) Within City Limits Minneapolis 385,378 35,130 Total Acres: 5,121 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board 5,121 Nashville/Davidson 605,473 321,280 10,765 Nashville/Davidson Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation 10,765 New Orleans 354,850 115,840 29,851 Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge (within city of New Orleans) 24,293 Audubon Nature Institute 1,600 New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways 1,414 New Orleans City Park Improvement Association 1,300 New Orleans Recreation Department 1,076 Louisiana Office of State Parks (within city of New Orleans) 105 New Orleans Building Corporation 54 Municipal Yacht Harbor 9 New York 8,391,881 195,072 38,060 New York City Department of Parks and Recreation 29,181 Gateway National Recreation Area (within city of New York) 7,138 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (within city of New York) 1,039 New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (within city of New York) 665 Governors Island National Monument 22 Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island National Monuments 15 Newark, New Jersey 278,154 15,360 858 Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (within city of Newark) 769 Newark Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services 89 Norfolk 233,333 33,920 602 Norfolk Department of Recreation, Parks and Open Space 602 North Las Vegas, Nevada 224,387 49,920 859 North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Department 859 Oakland 409,189 35,875 5,219 Oakland Office of Parks and Recreation 4,101 East Bay Regional Park District (within city of Oakland) 1,118 Oklahoma City 560,333 388,463 21,841 Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation Department 21,841 Omaha 454,731 74,048 9,560 Omaha Department of Parks, Recreation and Public Property 9,560 Orlando 235,860 59,520 2,941 Orlando Families, Parks and Recreation Department 2,917 Orange County Parks and Recreation Division (within city of Orlando) 24 Philadelphia 1,547,297 86,456 11,186 Fairmount Park Commission 9,200 Philadelphia Department of Recreation 1,349 John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (within city of Philadelphia) 300 Benjamin Rush State Park 282 Independence National Historical Park 55 Phoenix 1,593,659 303,907 45,020 Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department 43,378 Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Phoenix) 1,642 Pittsburgh 310,037 35,573 3,120 Pittsburgh Public Works 3,084 Point State Park 36 Plano, Texas 273,613 46,080 4,215 Plano Parks and Recreation Department 4,215 THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND :: CITY PARK FACTS 7
REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY Land Park Acreage City Population Area (acres) Within City Limits Portland, Oregon 566,143 85,964 Total Acres: 13,864 Portland Parks and Recreation 11,147 Metro Regional Parks and Greenspaces (within city of Portland) 2,263 Tryon Creek State Natural Area 454 Raleigh 405,612 73,600 12,512 Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department 6,742 William B. Umstead State Park 5,579 Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space (within city of Raleigh) 191 Reno, Nevada 219,636 44,160 2,432 Reno Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department 2,375 Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space (within city of Reno) 57 Riverside, California 297,841 49,920 4,796 Riverside Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department 3,003 Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District (within city of Riverside) 1,545 California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of Riverside) 248 Rochester, New York 207,294 22,400 1,501 Rochester Bureau of Operations and Parks 933 Monroe County Department of Parks (within city of Rochester) 568 Sacramento 466,676 62,180 5,069 Sacramento Department of Parks and Recreation 2,418 Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks (within city of Sacramento) 1,746 Sacramento Department of Convention, Culture and Leisure 604 California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of Sacramento) 301 San Antonio 1,373,668 260,832 23,316 San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department 13,678 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of San Antonio) 8,620 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park 835 Bexar County Infrastructure Services Department (within city of San Antonio) 183 San Diego 1,306,300 207,575 47,383 San Diego Park and Recreation Department 39,902 San Diego County Parks and Recreation (within city of San Diego) 4,094 California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of San Diego) 1,508 San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex 900 The Port of San Diego 817 Cabrillo National Monument 162 San Francisco 815,358 29,884 5,384 San Francisco Recreation and Park Department 3,466 The Presidio Trust 1,491 California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of San Francisco) 252 Golden Gate National Recreation Area (within city of San Francisco) 175 San Jose 964,695 111,910 15,982 Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (within city of San Jose) 6,800 Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation (within city of San Jose) 3,910 San Jose Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services 3,449 Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (within city of San Jose) 1,823 Santa Ana, California 340,338 17,280 324 Santa Ana Parks, Recreation and Community Services 324 Scottsdale, Arizona 237,844 117,760 17,172 Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Division 17,172 Seattle 616,627 53,677 5,476 Seattle Parks and Recreation 5,476 8 CITY PARK FACTS :: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY Land Park Acreage City Population Area (acres) Within City Limits St. Louis 356,587 39,630 Total Acres: 3,478 St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry 3,065 Tower Grove Park Commission 289 Jefferson National Expansion Memorial 91 The Great Rivers Greenway District 33 St. Paul, Minnesota 281,253 33,920 3,974 Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Department 2,804 Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of St. Paul) 670 Minnesota DNR Division of Parks and Recreation (within city of St. Paul) 500 St. Petersburg 244,324 38,400 2,963 St. Petersburg Parks Department 2,961 Pinellas County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of St. Petersburg) 2 Stockton 287,578 35,200 674 Stockton Public Works Department 674 Tampa 343,890 71,720 3,361 Tampa Parks and Recreation Department 3,041 Tampa Sports Authority 320 Tucson 543,910 124,588 3,892 Tucson Parks and Recreation Department 3,319 Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Tucson) 415 Kino Sports Complex 158 Tulsa 389,625 116,891 7,336 Tulsa Park and Recreation Department 5,995 River Parks Authority 1,116 Tulsa County Parks (within city of Tulsa) 225 Virginia Beach 433,575 158,903 33,677 Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge 13,360 Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (within city of Virginia Beach) 12,718 Virginia Beach Department of Parks and Recreation 5,249 Princess Anne Wildlife Management Area 1,546 Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge 804 Washington, District of Columbia 599,657 39,297 7,464 National Park Service (within city of Washington) 6,776 District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation 688 Wichita 372,186 86,879 4,460 Wichita Park and Recreation Department 4,460 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 229,828 69,120 3,450 Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks 3,450 Total: 62,431,305 11,642,201 1,502,687 THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND :: CITY PARK FACTS 9
REPORT #2: ACRES OF PARKLAND AS PERCENTAGE OF CITY AREA FY 2010 Total park acres includes city, county, metro, state, and federal acres within the city limits. Total Park Acres as Percent City Park Acres of Land Area Population Density Group #1 (HIGH) New York 38,060 19.5% Washington, D.C. 7,464 19.0% San Francisco 5,384 18.0% Jersey City, New Jersey 1,660 17.3% Boston 4,897 15.8% Minneapolis 5,121 14.6% Oakland 5,219 14.5% Philadelphia 11,186 12.9% Arlington, Virginia 1,823 11.4% Long Beach, California 3,331 10.3% Seattle 5,476 10.2% Baltimore 4,905 9.5% Chicago 11,959 8.2% Los Angeles 23,938 8.0% Newark, New Jersey 858 5.6% Miami 1,198 5.2% Anaheim 926 3.0% Santa Ana, California 324 1.9% Hialeah, Florida 175 1.4% Median, This Density: 10.3% Population Density Group #2 (INTERMEDIATE HIGH) San Jose 15,982 14.3% St. Paul, Minnesota 3,974 11.7% St. Louis 3,478 8.8% Pittsburgh 3,120 8.8% Buffalo 2,180 8.3% Rochester, New York 1,501 6.7% Detroit 5,921 6.7% Cleveland 3,130 6.3% Gilbert, Arizona 1,330 4.9% Las Vegas 3,072 4.2% Stockton 674 1.9% Median, This Density: 6.7% 10 CITY PARK FACTS :: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
REPORT #2: ACRES OF PARKLAND AS PERCENTAGE OF CITY AREA Total Park Acres as Percent City Park Acres of Land Area Population Density Group #3 (INTERMEDIATE-LOW) Albuquerque 32,535 28.1% Irvine, California 7,656 26.0% San Diego 47,383 22.8% Akron, Ohio 8,799 22.2% Austin 28,911 18.0% Raleigh 12,512 17.0% Portland, Oregon 13,864 16.1% Phoenix 45,020 14.8% Cincinnati 6,817 13.7% Dallas 29,401 13.4% Houston 49,643 13.4% Lincoln, Nebraska 6,304 13.1% Omaha 9,560 12.9% Madison, Wisconsin 5,246 12.1% Bakersfield 8,354 11.6% Milwaukee/Milwaukee County 15,189 9.8% Riverside, California 4,796 9.6% Plano, Texas 4,215 9.1% San Antonio 23,316 8.9% Columbus 11,274 8.4% Sacramento 5,069 8.2% Garland, Texas 2,880 7.9% St. Petersburg 2,963 7.7% Arlington, Texas 4,684 7.6% Boise, Idaho 2,775 6.9% Glendale, Arizona 2,160 6.0% Denver 5,902 6.0% Reno, Nevada 2,432 5.5% Fort Wayne 2,400 4.7% Tampa 3,361 4.7% Atlanta 3,882 4.6% Irving, Texas 1,869 4.4% Chandler, Arizona 1,528 4.2% Henderson, Nevada 1,986 3.9% Laredo, Texas 1,552 3.1% Chula Vista, California 907 3.0% Baton Rouge 1,374 2.8% Mesa, Arizona 2,244 2.8% Fresno 1,511 2.3% Norfolk 602 1.8% North Las Vegas, Nevada 859 1.7% Median, This Density: 8.2% THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND :: CITY PARK FACTS 11
REPORT #2: ACRES OF PARKLAND AS PERCENTAGE OF CITY AREA Total Park Acres as Percent City Park Acres of Land Area Population Density Group #4 (LOW) Anchorage/Anchorage Borough 501,725 39.9% New Orleans 29,851 25.8% Chesapeake, Virginia 56,066 25.8% Virginia Beach 33,677 21.2% El Paso 29,393 18.4% Scottsdale, Arizona 17,172 14.6% Aurora, Colorado 10,155 11.2% Colorado Springs 11,859 10.0% Greensboro, North Carolina 6,186 9.3% Kansas City, Missouri 17,272 8.6% Jacksonville 44,108 8.2% Louisville 15,939 6.5% Tulsa 7,336 6.3% Fort Worth 11,312 6.0% Oklahoma City 21,841 5.6% Charlotte/Mecklenburg 18,551 5.5% Wichita 4,460 5.1% Memphis 9,140 5.1% Winston-Salem, North Carolina 3,450 5.0% Orlando 2,941 4.9% Indianapolis 11,147 4.8% Durham, North Carolina 2,440 4.1% Birmingham 3,504 3.7% Nashville/Davidson 10,765 3.4% Lexington/Fayette 6,077 3.3% Tucson 3,892 3.1% Lubbock, Texas 2,224 3.0% Corpus Christi 2,147 2.2% Honolulu/Honolulu County 6,056 1.6% Median, This Density: 5.6% Median, All Cities: 8.1% 12 CITY PARK FACTS :: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
REPORT #3: ACRES OF PARKLAND PER 1,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY FY 2010 Total park acres includes city, county, metro, state, and federal acres within the city limits. City Total Park Acres Acres per 1,000 Residents City Total Park Acres Acres per 1,000 Residents Population Density Group #1 (HIGH) Minneapolis 5,121 13.3 Oakland 5,219 12.8 Washington, D.C. 7,464 12.4 Seattle 5,476 8.9 Arlington, Virginia 1,823 8.4 Baltimore 4,905 7.7 Boston 4,897 7.6 Philadelphia 11,186 7.2 Long Beach, California 3,331 7.2 Jersey City, New Jersey 1,660 6.8 San Francisco 5,384 6.6 Los Angeles 23,938 6.2 New York 38,060 4.5 Chicago 11,959 4.2 Newark, New Jersey 858 3.1 Miami 1,198 2.8 Anaheim 926 2.7 Santa Ana, California 324 1.0 Hialeah, Florida 175 0.8 Median, This Density: 6.8 Population Density Group #2 (INTERMEDIATE-HIGH) San Jose 15,982 16.6 St. Paul, Minnesota 3,974 14.1 Pittsburgh 3,120 10.1 St. Louis 3,478 9.8 Buffalo 2,180 8.1 Cleveland 3,130 7.3 Rochester, New York 1,501 7.2 Detroit 5,921 6.5 Gilbert, Arizona 1,330 6.0 Las Vegas 3,072 5.4 Stockton 674 2.3 Median, This Density: 7.3 Population Density Group #3 (INTERMEDIATE LOW) Albuquerque 32,535 61.5 Akron, Ohio 8,799 42.5 Austin 28,911 36.8 Irvine, California 7,656 36.5 San Diego 47,383 36.3 Raleigh 12,512 30.8 Phoenix 45,020 28.2 Bakersfield 8,354 25.7 Lincoln, Nebraska 6,304 24.8 Portland, Oregon 13,864 24.5 Dallas 29,401 22.6 Madison, Wisconsin 5,246 22.3 Houston 49,643 22.0 Omaha 9,560 21.0 Cincinnati 6,817 20.5 San Antonio 23,316 17.0 Riverside, California 4,796 16.1 Milwaukee/Milwaukee County 15,189 15.8 Plano, Texas 4,215 15.4 Population Density Group #3 (INTERMEDIATE LOW) cont. Columbus 11,274 14.7 Boise, Idaho 2,775 13.5 Garland, Texas 2,880 13.0 Arlington, Texas 4,684 12.3 St. Petersburg 2,963 12.1 Reno, Nevada 2,432 11.1 Sacramento 5,069 10.9 Tampa 3,361 9.8 Denver 5,902 9.7 Fort Wayne 2,400 9.4 Irving, Texas 1,869 9.1 Glendale, Arizona 2,160 8.5 Henderson, Nevada 1,986 7.7 Atlanta 3,882 7.2 Laredo, Texas 1,552 6.9 Chandler, Arizona 1,528 6.1 Baton Rouge 1,374 6.1 Mesa, Arizona 2,244 4.8 Chula Vista, California 907 4.1 North Las Vegas, Nevada 859 3.8 Fresno 1,511 3.1 Norfolk 602 2.6 Median, This Density: 13.5 Population Density Group #4 (LOW) Anchorage/Anchorage Borough 501,725 1,753.2 Chesapeake, Virginia 56,066 252.0 New Orleans 29,851 84.1 Virginia Beach 33,677 77.7 Scottsdale, Arizona 17,172 72.2 Jacksonville 44,108 54.2 El Paso 29,393 47.4 Oklahoma City 21,841 39.0 Kansas City, Missouri 17,272 35.8 Aurora, Colorado 10,155 31.4 Colorado Springs 11,859 29.8 Greensboro, North Carolina 6,186 24.2 Louisville 15,939 22.1 Lexington/Fayette 6,077 20.5 Charlotte/Mecklenburg 18,551 20.3 Tulsa 7,336 18.8 Nashville/Davidson 10,765 17.8 Fort Worth 11,312 15.5 Birmingham 3,504 15.2 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 3,450 15.0 Indianapolis 11,147 13.8 Memphis 9,140 13.5 Orlando 2,941 12.5 Wichita 4,460 12.0 Durham, North Carolina 2,440 10.6 Lubbock, Texas 2,224 9.8 Corpus Christi 2,147 7.5 Tucson 3,892 7.2 Honolulu/Honolulu County 6,056 6.7 Median, This Density: 20.3 Median, All Cities: 12.4 THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND :: CITY PARK FACTS 13
THE 100 MOST POPULOUS CITIES Seattle Portland Boise Sacramento Reno San Francisco Oakland Stockton San Jose Denver Aurora Fresno North Las Vegas Bakersfield Las Vegas Henderson Los Angeles Long Beach San Diego Chula Vista Anaheim Riverside Santa Ana Irvine Glendale Phoenix Scottsdale Mesa Gilbert Chandler Colorado Springs Albuquerque Lubbock Tucson El Paso Anchorage Honolulu 14 CITY PARK FACTS :: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
Omaha Lincoln Minneapolis St. Paul Milwaukee Madison Chicago Detroit Cleveland Fort Wayne Akron Indianapolis Columbus Cincinnati Buffalo Newark New York Philadelphia Jersey City Pittsburgh Baltimore Arlington Rochester Washington, DC Boston Wichita Tulsa Oklahoma City Kansas City Lexington St. Louis Louisville Nashville Memphis Winston- Salem Durham Raleigh Greensboro Charlotte Norfolk Chesapeake Virginia Beach Atlanta Birmingham Irving Plano Garland Dallas Fort Worth Arlington Austin Houston San Antonio Baton Rouge New Orleans Jacksonville Orlando Tampa St. Petersburg Laredo Corpus Christi Hialeah Miami Note: Toledo is not included because it did not participate in the 2010 survey of city park and recreation systems. THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND :: CITY PARK FACTS 15
REPORT #4: PARK PLAYGROUNDS PER 10,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY FY 2010 KEY N.A. = Not Available Park playgrounds do not include school playgrounds. If a city has more than one park agency, their playgrounds are combined. City Number of Playgrounds per Playgrounds 10,000 Residents City Number of Playgrounds Playgrounds per 10,000 Residents Madison, Wisconsin 164 7.0 Virginia Beach 215 5.0 Corpus Christi 141 4.9 Cincinnati 161 4.8 Norfolk 100 4.3 Pittsburgh 129 4.2 Greensboro, North Carolina 102 4.0 Sacramento 181 3.9 Glendale, Arizona 97 3.8 Colorado Springs 145 3.6 Jacksonville 285 3.5 Boise, Idaho 72 3.5 Birmingham 80 3.5 Boston 222 3.4 Omaha 155 3.4 Detroit 308 3.4 Lincoln, Nebraska 84 3.3 Chula Vista, California 72 3.2 St. Petersburg 78 3.2 Baltimore 200 3.1 Baton Rouge 69 3.1 Anchorage/Anchorage Borough 83 2.9 Minneapolis 110 2.9 Irvine, California 59 2.8 Albuquerque 147 2.8 St. Paul, Minnesota 77 2.7 Lubbock, Texas 60 2.7 San Jose 256 2.7 Cleveland 114 2.6 New Orleans 93 2.6 Plano, Texas 71 2.6 Tulsa 99 2.5 Stockton 71 2.5 Denver 148 2.4 Tampa 83 2.4 Aurora, Colorado 78 2.4 Durham, North Carolina 55 2.4 Buffalo 63 2.3 Reno, Nevada 51 2.3 Fort Worth 167 2.3 Irving, Texas 46 2.2 Rochester, New York 46 2.2 Fort Wayne 56 2.2 Raleigh 88 2.2 Tucson 118 2.2 Chandler, Arizona 54 2.2 Lexington/Fayette 64 2.2 Wichita 80 2.1 Portland, Oregon 120 2.1 El Paso 131 2.1 Seattle 130 2.1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 47 2.0 Orlando 48 2.0 St. Louis 72 2.0 Oklahoma City 113 2.0 Atlanta 109 2.0 North Las Vegas, Nevada 45 2.0 Las Vegas 113 2.0 Kansas City, Missouri 96 2.0 Henderson, Nevada 50 1.9 Columbus 146 1.9 Nashville/Davidson 114 1.9 Bakersfield 60 1.8 Chicago 521 1.8 Oakland 73 1.8 San Diego 233 1.8 San Francisco 145 1.8 Memphis 114 1.7 Washington, D.C. 101 1.7 Louisville 119 1.6 Philadelphia 254 1.6 Indianapolis 129 1.6 Garland, Texas 35 1.6 Long Beach, California 69 1.5 Austin 116 1.5 Scottsdale, Arizona 34 1.4 Riverside, California 42 1.4 Dallas 183 1.4 Fresno 65 1.4 Jersey City, New Jersey 32 1.3 Miami 57 1.3 Santa Ana, California 43 1.3 Arlington, Texas 48 1.3 Charlotte/Mecklenburg 114 1.2 Houston 277 1.2 New York 1,024 1.2 Anaheim 41 1.2 Milwaukee/Milwaukee County 114 1.2 Akron, Ohio 24 1.2 Mesa, Arizona 54 1.2 San Antonio 148 1.1 Phoenix 165 1.0 Los Angeles 383 1.0 Newark, New Jersey 16 0.6 Hialeah, Florida 12 0.5 Laredo, Texas 2 0.1 Arlington, Virginia N.A. N.A. Chesapeake, Virginia N.A. N.A. Gilbert, Arizona N.A. N.A. Honolulu/Honolulu County N.A. N.A. Total: 11,678 Median: 2.1 16 CITY PARK FACTS :: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
REPORT #5: TOTAL SPENDING ON PARKS AND RECREATION PER RESIDENT BY CITY FY 2009 KEY N.A. = Not Available Total expenditure includes both operating and capital expenditure, but excludes stadiums, zoos, museums, aquariums, and cemeteries. If a city has more than one agency, their expenditures are combined. City Total Park Expenditure Expenditure per Resident City Total Park Expenditure Expenditure per Resident Washington, D.C. $224,591,976 $375 San Francisco $228,285,744 $280 Seattle $167,541,163 $272 Las Vegas $146,061,811 $257 Henderson, Nevada $55,508,345 $216 Minneapolis $76,932,406 $200 St. Paul, Minnesota $54,802,592 $195 Portland $98,029,801 $173 Plano, Texas $45,038,424 $165 Sacramento $75,014,463 $161 North Las Vegas, Nevada $35,983,055 $160 New York $1,329,673,995 $158 Riverside, California $46,675,829 $157 Cincinnati $51,964,588 $156 Chandler, Arizona $38,908,751 $156 Raleigh $60,751,172 $150 Virginia Beach $63,570,700 $147 Tampa $49,099,548 $143 Chicago $379,504,652 $133 Newark, New Jersey $36,931,417 $133 Oakland $53,605,604 $131 Kansas City, Missouri $62,100,749 $129 Denver $76,925,375 $126 St. Petersburg $30,507,237 $125 Aurora, Colorado $40,072,036 $124 Long Beach, California $55,879,916 $121 San Diego $152,711,954 $117 Orlando $26,633,775 $113 Lubbock, Texas $25,243,205 $112 Bakersfield $35,039,523 $108 Boise, Idaho $21,846,142 $106 Scottsdale, Arizona $25,257,901 $106 Madison, Wisconsin $24,870,000 $106 Dallas $136,492,377 $105 Boston $66,742,851 $103 Cleveland $44,115,668 $102 New Orleans $35,832,341 $101 Pittsburgh $30,797,363 $99 Tucson $52,862,000 $97 Charlotte/Mecklenburg $84,565,136 $93 Fort Worth $65,627,523 $90 Miami $38,552,986 $89 Anchorage/Anchorage Borough $24,829,935 $87 Norfolk $20,225,952 $87 Reno, Nevada $18,640,373 $85 Atlanta $45,175,686 $84 Irvine, California $17,347,344 $83 Greensboro, North Carolina $20,685,218 $81 Phoenix $125,004,725 $78 Mesa, Arizona $36,606,715 $78 Omaha $34,736,814 $76 Akron, Ohio $15,099,263 $73 Oklahoma City $40,816,251 $73 Garland, Texas $15,584,927 $70 Corpus Christi $19,909,261 $69 Anaheim $23,220,179 $69 Nashville/Davidson $40,868,232 $67 Glendale, Arizona $16,645,621 $66 Philadelphia $99,627,494 $64 Arlington, Texas $24,311,247 $64 Colorado Springs $25,223,911 $63 Lincoln, Nebraska $16,057,249 $63 Lexington/Fayette $18,492,174 $62 Fort Wayne $15,947,078 $62 Austin $48,877,389 $62 San Antonio $84,842,548 $62 Milwaukee/Milwaukee County $59,082,973 $62 St. Louis $21,816,316 $61 Columbus $45,696,258 $59 Fresno $28,168,124 $59 Los Angeles $221,596,617 $58 Baltimore $36,797,232 $58 Albuquerque $29,984,000 $57 Chula Vista, California $12,513,635 $56 Rochester, New York $11,548,349 $56 Wichita $20,384,447 $55 Arlington, Virginia $11,816,922 $54 Stockton $14,090,000 $49 Memphis $32,044,793 $47 Houston $102,938,811 $46 Louisville $32,892,385 $46 Santa Ana, California $14,683,470 $43 Indianapolis $34,668,752 $43 Jacksonville $34,888,660 $43 Tulsa $15,820,210 $41 Hialeah, Florida $8,800,000 $40 Winston-Salem, North Carolina $8,791,403 $38 Buffalo $9,153,202 $34 El Paso $19,587,662 $32 Detroit $24,559,000 $27 Jersey City, New Jersey $4,113,488 $17 Chesapeake, Virginia $3,443,000 $15 Baton Rouge N.A. N.A. Birmingham N.A. N.A. Durham, North Carolina N.A. N.A. Gilbert, Arizona N.A. N.A. Honolulu/Honolulu County N.A. N.A. Irving, Texas N.A. N.A. Laredo, Texas N.A. N.A. San Jose N.A. N.A. Total: $6,159,807,389 Median: $84 THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND :: CITY PARK FACTS 17
REPORT #6: OPERATIONAL SPENDING PER RESIDENT BY CITY FY 2009 KEY N.A. = Not Available Operating expenditure does not include capital expenditure. If a city has more than one agency, their expenditures are combined. City Park Operating Expenditure Expenditure per Resident City Park Operating Expenditure Expenditure per Resident Washington, D.C. $138,382,818 $231 San Francisco $177,605,292 $218 Seattle $108,645,213 $176 Minneapolis $67,047,624 $174 Henderson, Nevada $35,447,683 $138 Portland $77,139,615 $136 St. Paul, Minnesota $35,317,754 $126 St. Petersburg $30,367,276 $124 Virginia Beach $53,739,175 $124 Sacramento $55,866,463 $120 Las Vegas $67,216,553 $118 Long Beach, California $54,073,566 $117 Cincinnati $37,572,478 $113 Orlando $26,207,367 $111 Tampa $37,023,665 $108 Aurora, Colorado $34,560,561 $107 Scottsdale, Arizona $25,251,281 $106 Raleigh $39,800,956 $98 San Diego $124,346,983 $95 Plano, Texas $25,286,075 $92 New York $753,580,995 $90 Chicago $250,514,652 $88 Madison, Wisconsin $20,520,000 $87 Tucson $46,555,023 $86 Boise, Idaho $17,046,228 $83 Irvine, California $17,347,344 $83 Bakersfield $26,199,093 $81 Denver $48,738,979 $80 Kansas City, Missouri $38,366,112 $80 New Orleans $28,158,341 $79 Anchorage/Anchorage Borough $21,959,194 $77 Oakland $31,309,724 $77 Greensboro, North Carolina $19,144,229 $75 Boston $47,960,957 $74 Cleveland $30,545,177 $71 Reno, Nevada $15,200,872 $69 North Las Vegas, Nevada $15,435,445 $69 Miami $29,515,086 $68 Norfolk $15,672,452 $67 Fort Worth $48,380,003 $66 Corpus Christi $18,318,273 $64 Atlanta $33,786,671 $62 Lexington/Fayette $18,492,174 $62 Arlington, Texas $23,638,944 $62 Omaha $27,511,696 $61 Anaheim $20,171,532 $60 Fort Wayne $14,298,011 $56 Akron, Ohio $11,455,513 $55 Lincoln, Nebraska $13,881,643 $55 Oklahoma City $30,525,056 $54 Philadelphia $84,242,113 $54 Phoenix $86,733,332 $54 Arlington, Virginia $11,816,922 $54 Nashville/Davidson $32,591,940 $54 Colorado Springs $21,335,958 $54 Riverside, California $15,934,164 $53 Pittsburgh $16,239,183 $52 Garland, Texas $11,584,927 $52 Baltimore $33,126,232 $52 Los Angeles $190,758,011 $50 Fresno $23,844,009 $50 St. Louis $17,699,286 $50 Chula Vista, California $11,091,075 $50 Stockton $14,090,000 $49 Wichita $18,016,987 $48 Charlotte/Mecklenburg $42,475,547 $46 Glendale, Arizona $11,713,465 $46 Mesa, Arizona $21,552,767 $46 Columbus $34,987,867 $45 Durham, North Carolina $10,334,846 $45 Chandler, Arizona $11,251,775 $45 San Antonio $61,091,004 $44 Austin $34,400,660 $44 Rochester, New York $9,016,349 $43 Milwaukee/Milwaukee County $41,526,634 $43 Newark, New Jersey $11,961,736 $43 Albuquerque $22,741,000 $43 Dallas $53,794,698 $41 Hialeah, Florida $8,800,000 $40 Houston $88,298,984 $39 Lubbock, Texas $8,770,257 $39 Santa Ana, California $13,045,528 $38 Winston-Salem, North Carolina $8,791,403 $38 Jacksonville $28,720,471 $35 Indianapolis $27,807,401 $34 Louisville $24,676,873 $34 El Paso $19,587,662 $32 Buffalo $8,447,107 $31 Detroit $24,399,000 $27 Memphis $17,132,295 $25 Tulsa $8,381,228 $22 Chesapeake, Virginia $1,443,000 $6 Jersey City, New Jersey $1,102,000 $5 Baton Rouge N.A. N.A. Birmingham N.A. N.A. Gilbert, Arizona N.A. N.A. Honolulu/Honolulu County N.A. N.A. Irving, Texas N.A. N.A. Laredo, Texas N.A. N.A. San Jose N.A. N.A. Total: $4,230,483,513 Median: $56 18 CITY PARK FACTS :: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
REPORT #7: CAPITAL SPENDING PER RESIDENT BY CITY FY 2009 KEY N.A. = Not Available Capital expenditure does not include operating expenditure. If a city has more than one agency, their expenditures are combined. City Park Capital Expenditure Expenditure per Resident City Park Capital Expenditure Expenditure per Resident Washington, D.C. $86,209,158 $144 Las Vegas $78,845,258 $139 Chandler, Arizona $27,656,976 $111 Riverside, California $30,741,665 $103 Seattle $58,895,950 $96 North Las Vegas, Nevada $20,547,610 $92 Newark, New Jersey $24,969,681 $90 Henderson, Nevada $20,060,662 $78 Lubbock, Texas $16,472,948 $73 Plano, Texas $19,752,349 $72 St. Paul, Minnesota $19,484,838 $69 New York $576,093,000 $69 Dallas $82,697,679 $64 San Francisco $50,680,452 $62 Oakland $22,295,880 $54 Raleigh $20,950,216 $52 Kansas City, Missouri $23,734,637 $49 Pittsburgh $14,558,180 $47 Denver $28,186,396 $46 Charlotte/Mecklenburg $42,089,589 $46 Chicago $128,990,000 $45 Cincinnati $14,392,110 $43 Sacramento $19,148,000 $41 Portland $20,890,186 $37 Tampa $12,075,883 $35 Mesa, Arizona $15,053,948 $32 Cleveland $13,570,491 $31 Boston $18,781,894 $29 Bakersfield $8,840,430 $27 Minneapolis $9,884,782 $26 Phoenix $38,271,393 $24 Fort Worth $17,247,520 $24 Boise, Idaho $4,799,914 $23 Virginia Beach $9,831,525 $23 Memphis $14,912,498 $22 San Diego $28,364,971 $22 New Orleans $7,674,000 $22 Atlanta $11,389,015 $21 Miami $9,037,900 $21 Norfolk $4,553,500 $20 Glendale, Arizona $4,932,156 $19 Tulsa $7,438,982 $19 Madison, Wisconsin $4,350,000 $18 Austin $14,476,729 $18 Oklahoma City $10,291,195 $18 Milwaukee/Milwaukee County $17,556,339 $18 Garland, Texas $4,000,000 $18 Akron, Ohio $3,643,750 $18 San Antonio $23,751,544 $17 Aurora, Colorado $5,511,475 $17 Omaha $7,225,118 $16 Reno, Nevada $3,439,501 $16 Columbus $10,708,391 $14 Albuquerque $7,243,000 $14 Nashville/Davidson $8,276,292 $14 Jersey City, New Jersey $3,011,488 $12 Rochester, New York $2,532,000 $12 Tucson $6,306,977 $12 St. Louis $4,117,030 $12 Louisville $8,215,512 $11 Anchorage/Anchorage Borough $2,870,741 $10 Philadelphia $15,385,381 $10 Colorado Springs $3,887,953 $10 Anaheim $3,048,647 $9 Fresno $4,324,115 $9 Chesapeake, Virginia $2,000,000 $9 Lincoln, Nebraska $2,175,606 $9 Indianapolis $6,861,351 $8 Los Angeles $30,838,606 $8 Jacksonville $6,168,189 $8 Houston $14,639,827 $6 Fort Wayne $1,649,067 $6 Wichita $2,367,460 $6 Chula Vista, California $1,422,560 $6 Greensboro, North Carolina $1,540,989 $6 Baltimore $3,671,000 $6 Corpus Christi $1,590,988 $6 Santa Ana, California $1,637,942 $5 Long Beach, California $1,806,350 $4 Buffalo $706,095 $3 Orlando $426,408 $2 Arlington, Texas $672,303 $2 St. Petersburg $139,961 $1 Detroit $160,000 $0 Scottsdale, Arizona $6,620 $0 Arlington, Virginia $0 $0 El Paso $0 $0 Hialeah, Florida $0 $0 Irvine, California $0 $0 Lexington/Fayette $0 $0 Stockton $0 $0 Winston-Salem, North Carolina $0 $0 Baton Rouge N.A. N.A. Birmingham N.A. N.A. Durham, North Carolina N.A. N.A. Gilbert, Arizona N.A. N.A. Honolulu/Honolulu County N.A. N.A. Irving, Texas N.A. N.A. Laredo, Texas N.A. N.A. San Jose N.A. N.A. Total: $1,939,658,722 Median: $18 THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND :: CITY PARK FACTS 19
TOTAL SPENDING ON PARKS AND RECREATION PER RESIDENT BY CITY FY 2009 OPERATING EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 350 300 EXPENDITURE PER RESIDENT IN DOLLARS 250 200 150 100 50 0 Washington, D.C. San Francisco Seattle Las Vegas Henderson, Nevada Minneapolis St. Paul, Minnesota Portland Plano, Texas Sacramento North Las Vegas, Nevada New York Riverside, California Cincinnati Chandler, Arizona Raleigh Virginia Beach Tampa Chicago Newark, New Jersey Oakland Kansas City, Missouri Denver St. Petersburg Aurora, Colorado Long Beach, California San Diego Orlando Lubbock, Texas Bakersfield Boise, Idaho Scottsdale, Arizona Madison, Wisconsin Dallas Boston Cleveland New Orleans Pittsburgh Tucson Charlotte/Mecklenburg Fort Worth Miami Anchorage/Anchorage Borough Norfolk 20 CITY PARK FACTS :: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
Total expenditure includes both operating and capital expenditure. The orange portion of each bar is operating expenditure, including regular expenses such as landscape and facility maintenance, recreational programming, planning, administration, and policing. The blue portion is capital expenditure, including one-time land acquisitions, construction projects, and major repairs. To ensure parity between cities, spending figures exclude non-standard facilities such as stadiums, zoos, museums, aquariums, and cemeteries. If a city has more than one agency, their expenditures are combined. Reno, Nevada Atlanta Irvine, California Greensboro, North Carolina Phoenix Mesa, Arizona Omaha Akron, Ohio Oklahoma City Garland, Texas Corpus Christi Anaheim Nashville/Davidson Glendale, Arizona Philadelphia Arlington, Texas Colorado Springs Lincoln, Nebraska Lexington/Fayette Fort Wayne Austin San Antonio Milwaukee/Milwaukee County St. Louis Columbus Fresno Los Angeles Baltimore Albuquerque Chula Vista, California Rochester, New York Wichita Arlington, Virginia Stockton Memphis Houston Louisville Santa Ana, California Indianapolis Jacksonville Tulsa Hialeah, Florida Winston-Salem, North Carolina Buffalo El Paso Detroit Jersey City, New Jersey Chesapeake, Virginia THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND :: CITY PARK FACTS 21
REPORT #8: EMPLOYEES PER 10,000 RESIDENTS BY MAJOR CITY AGENCY FY 2010 KEY N.A. = Not Available Full-time and part-time employees, counted as Full-Time Equivalent (FTE). Seasonal staff not counted. Number of Regular, Employees per Agency Non-Seasonal Employees 10,000 Residents Seattle Parks and Recreation 1,021 16.6 Virginia Beach Department of Parks and Recreation 671 15.5 Oakland Office of Parks and Recreation 608 14.9 Irvine Community Services Department 305 14.5 St. Petersburg Parks Department 350 14.3 Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Department 400 14.2 Tampa Parks and Recreation Department 474 13.8 Denver Parks and Recreation (within Denver only) 841 13.8 District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation 811 13.5 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board 488 12.7 National Park Service (within city of Washington, District of Columbia) 746 12.4 Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Division 285 12.0 Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources (Virginia) 256 11.8 Miami Department of Parks and Recreation 505 11.7 Cleveland Department of Parks, Recreation and Properties 486 11.3 Anaheim Community Services Department Parks Division 368 10.9 Orlando Families, Parks and Recreation Department 256 10.9 Pittsburgh Public Works 336 10.8 Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department 394 9.7 Chicago Park District 2,764 9.7 San Francisco Recreation and Park Department 741 9.1 North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Department 201 9.0 Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department 228 8.9 Chandler Community Services Department 223 8.9 Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation 795 8.8 Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation Department 242 8.4 Portland Parks and Recreation 445 7.9 Plano Parks and Recreation Department 202 7.4 Austin Parks and Recreation Department 578 7.4 Boise Parks and Recreation 151 7.3 Henderson Parks and Recreation Department 186 7.3 St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry 257 7.2 Aurora Parks, Recreation and Open Space 229 7.1 Nashville/Davidson Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation 421 7.0 New York City Department of Parks and Recreation 5,804 6.9 Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department (Missouri) 332 6.9 Wichita Park and Recreation Department 253 6.8 The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge 152 6.7 Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks 424 6.7 Madison Parks Division 155 6.6 Tucson Parks and Recreation Department 357 6.6 Sacramento Department of Parks and Recreation 298 6.4 Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks 2,360 6.2 Garland Parks and Recreation Department 136 6.1 San Diego Park and Recreation Department 758 5.8 Norfolk Department of Recreation, Parks and Open Space 135 5.8 Fort Worth Parks and Community Services Department 415 5.7 San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department 751 5.5 Cincinnati Recreation Commission 181 5.4 San Jose Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services 524 5.4 Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department 283 5.3 New Orleans Recreation Department 186 5.2 Atlanta Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs 279 5.2 Louisville Metro Parks 370 5.1 22 CITY PARK FACTS :: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND